Former Tamale Central MP, Inusah Fuseini, has criticised the language used by Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, calling it overly aggressive and unhelpful.
According to Fuseini, such rhetoric fosters irrational thinking and behavior among Minority members.
His remarks come in the wake of the chaos that erupted during the vetting on January 30, 2025, which led to Speaker Alban Bagbin suspending three Minority MPs and one Majority MP.
Fuseini told Umaru Sanda Amadu in an interview on Eyewitness News on Citi FM on Monday February 3, that “Afenyo-Markin’s language is too belligerent to condition rational thinking and behavior among his members.”
“I will advise that they adopt a lesser belligerent tool. The psychology of emotions is that when your leader is so belligerent, he works his members up, and probably that worked the members up.”
He pointed to the incident involving the clerk of the committee as an example of the consequences of using overly aggressive language.
“You saw before the distraction what happened to the clerk of the committee,” he noted.
Fuseini advised the Minority Leader to adopt a less belligerent approach, suggesting that it is possible to make a strong case without evoking emotions.
“So I would advise the minority leader to be less belligerent. You can make your case as forcefully as you can without evoking emotions,” he added.
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